His memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Ada Central Church of Christ.

Green oversaw ECU’s transition from the NAIA ranks to NCAA Division II and saw many of its athletic teams excel on the national level. He was voted NAIA District 9 Athletic Administrator of the Year for 1990-91.

Green’s passion was instructing future teachers how to teach children to read, a job he held at ECU for 10 years prior to taking over the athletic director’s position, and he continued to work with future teachers while holding that A.D. tag.